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Revision as of 14:46, 4 November 2015
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More Found in Britain pages
Introduction
Wheeler Type I
Petersen Type A
A small woodland axe that altered little from pre-Roman times on-wards.
Type I
England, York: Coppergate A
:Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
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England, York: Coppergate B
:Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
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England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge
:Current Location- ?
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England, London: River Thames, Putney
:Current Location- ?
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England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (I)
:Current Location- ?
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Wheeler Type II
No Petersen Type
This type was more likely to be a tool than a weapon. Earlier types are not so slender [Wheeler 1927]
England, York: Parliament Street
{{Cat|:Current Location- Yorkshire Museum
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- Waterman-Axe 7
- ====England, London: River Thames, Brentwood====
- Type- ? C9th
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: River Thames (II-1)====
- Type- ? C9th
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: River Thames (II-2)====
- Type- ? C9th
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (II)====
- Type- ? C9th
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: Milk Street====
- Type-
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- == Wheeler Type III ==
- Bearded axes that derived from fransica’s.
Type III
Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-1)
{{Cat|:Current Location- ?
- Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)
- Find Date- 1877
- L- 14.5cm x W- 5cm
- Bibliography-
- ====Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-2)====
- Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)
- Find Date- 1877
- L- 14cm x W- 9cm
- Bibliography-
- ====Scotland, Eigg: Grave 2====
- Type- ? Type B
- Find Date- ?
- L-10.5cm x W- 10cm
- Bibliography-
- ====Scotland, Westray: Pierowall====
- Type- ? Type B
- Find Date- ?
- L-14cm x W-10cm
- Bibliography-
- ====Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay:====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- ====England, Suffolk: Ipswich====
- Type- ? C9th
- Find Date- ?
- Ornamented with cross-lines between blade and socket
- Bibliography-
- ====England, Suffolk: Ipswich====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Vertical grooves on socket
- Bibliography-
- ====England, London: River Thames at Whitehall====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- ====England, London: Strand on the Green====
- Type- ?
- Find Date- ?
- Bibliography-
- == Wheeler Type IV ==
Type IV
England, York{{Cat|:Current Location- Yorkshire Museum: 551.45.48
Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote{{Cat|:Current Location-
Scotland: Loch of Doon{{Cat|:Current Location-
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